General Information, HMP Bristol

The prison is run by HMPS as part of the Avon, South Dorset and Wiltshire Region. It has a capacity of 580 and the #1governor is called Vanessa Prendergast who has been in charge since August 2022.

The prison was originally built in 1883, but there have been numerous additions, extensions and renovations since that time. It serves the courts of Bristol and the South West; most of the prisoners remain at Bristol for less than 12 months.

 Accommodation

  • A wing: 120-bed  general population.
  • B wing: 99 single cells, General population.
  • C wing: 127-bed  incorporating the first night centre, integrated drug treatment system/drug recovery and a dedicated detoxification unit.
  • D wing: 83 bed for vulnerable prisoners
  • F wing: 10 bed for super enhanced prisoners.
  • G wing: 125-bed , general population.
  • Brunel unit: 18 bed, holding prisoners with complex mental and physical   health need.

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